I know the name, but I haven't read her. I see if she's at the lib.
I like Liu, Kresley Cole, and I laugh but still read Ward.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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Strix - Mar 04, 2009 11:50:12 am PST #8522 of 28431
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ginger - Mar 04, 2009 11:58:03 am PST #8523 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have every vinyl album the more-or-less original Kingston Trio made, and I played them so often that I think I wore the grooves into my brain. I don't have enough of them in digital form, although I don't really need them, since I'm pretty much a Kingston Trio playback device. When I was a kid, my best friend's father saw them at a club on a business trip and brought back an album. We became obsessed. This is why I missed the British invasion but can give a stirring rendition of "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm."
Has anyone else read The Monsters of Templeton?
Kathy A - Mar 04, 2009 12:01:29 pm PST #8524 of 28431
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
This is why I missed the British invasion but can give a stirring rendition of "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm."
"Carrier Pigeon" was my favorite from that album.
lisah - Mar 04, 2009 12:02:30 pm PST #8525 of 28431
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Has anyone else read The Monsters of Templeton?
Yes, HATED it.
Amy - Mar 04, 2009 12:02:56 pm PST #8526 of 28431
Because books.
Oh, Erin (and Kathy! and meara!) I can also rec my friend Gayle Callen's romances. She writes historical for Avon, and they're ... Regency period, I believe.
Has anyone else read The Monsters of Templeton?
No, but I would like to. It's on my list.
lisah - Mar 04, 2009 12:04:29 pm PST #8527 of 28431
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Monsters of Templeton actually fills me with rage! I don't understand why it was on some people's best books of 2008 lists. It was a mess! And not a particularly fun one. And certainly not a well-written one.
Amy - Mar 04, 2009 12:09:28 pm PST #8528 of 28431
Because books.
Uh, maybe it shouldn't be on my list then ...
lisah - Mar 04, 2009 12:14:48 pm PST #8529 of 28431
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Uh, maybe it shouldn't be on my list then ...
haha, well, I'm a pretty critical reader (of novels especially). But, none of the characters felt real to me and there was information withheld that changed the whole story at the end in a really artificial way. It doesn't drag though, I'll give it that, I was compelled to read to the end.
I'd be interested to hear your take on it. And it was on several Best Books list so maybe it's just my taste? My boyfriend also hated it, though. We actually read it for our bookclub (members: me and him!).
Ginger - Mar 04, 2009 12:20:08 pm PST #8530 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
A friend pressed it on me, and I did like it, except that the monster made no sense, even metaphorically. It felt like she had this vision of a monster in the lake and she wrote the book around it, but when she was done writing, she should have thrown the monster out. Also, for the end to make sense, we should have known more about the running boys. I couldn't tell them apart.
lisah - Mar 04, 2009 12:21:34 pm PST #8531 of 28431
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Also, for the end to make sense, we should have known more about the running boys. I couldn't tell them apart.
Yes! And, also, I HATE that she withheld the part about how her mom had told her she'd been pregnant for 10 months until the end. That really pissed me off.